Five-judge Constitution Bench to Hear All Petition Related to Article 370 in First Week of October: Supreme Court

The court also refused a request from the Centre to appoint an interlocutor for Jammu & Kashmir.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that a five-judge Constitution bench will hear all the petitions related to abrogation of Article 370, in the first week of October.

While hearing a batch of petitions questioning the validity of the Central Government’s decision to remove the special status of Jammu & Kashmir, the top court issued a notice to Centre and others and said that a five-judge Constitution Bench will hear all the petitions related to abrogation of Article 370.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to the notice.

The court refused a request from the Centre to appoint an interlocutor for Jammu & Kashmir. Earlier, Dineshwar Sharma, a former Intelligence Bureau chief, had worked as an interlocutor for J&K for a year.

The Apex Court also issued a notice to the Center on the plea by Kashmir Times Executive Editor, Anuradha Bhasin, seeking a direction for relaxing restrictions on the internet, landline, and other communication channels.